Tokay Pearl (film)

Movie
Original title	Tokay pearl
Country of production	Austria
original language	German
Publishing year	1954
length	98 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Hubert Marischka
script	Hubert Marischka ; Rudolf Austrian
production	Eduard Hösch
music	Fred Raymond
camera	Sepp Ketterer
occupation
	Johanna Matz : Lilly, student; Karl Schönböck : Aladar Féhérvary, landowner; Paul Hörbiger : Ferencz Körös von Köröshazy, General a. D.; Karl Hackenberg : Dr. Joachim Dittersberg; Rudolf Carl : Pali, estate manager; Annie Rosar : Rosa, maid; Else Rambausek : Monika, housekeeper at the general; Alice Robert : Margit, maid at Aladar; Josef Egger : Janek, officer servant; Alfred Neugebauer : Ferdinand Körös, notary; Karl Eidlitz : Judge; Ernst Nadherny : University Rector;

Perle von Tokay is an Austrian film adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Fred Raymond . Directed by Hubert Marischka play Johanna Matz , her later (from 1956) Husband Karl Hackenberg (1932-2002) and Paul Hörbiger and Karl Schönböck the leading roles.

action

The student Lilly is a happy Viennese girl. When one day she wanted to visit her uncle Ferencz Körös von Köröshazy, a general off duty, at his Hungarian vineyard, she unfortunately had to do so without her fiancé Dr. Joachim Dittersberg do because he suddenly fell ill. On the way, Lilly meets the landowner Aladar Féhérvary, who suddenly falls in love with her despite the considerable age difference. Aladar is everything that the somewhat rigid, dry research assistant Joachim is not: Charming, “old school” and urbane. Little does Lilly suspect that the landowner and her uncle are in fierce competition with each other. Both are fighting over who can present the best Tokay wine of this vintage.

Since Lilly missed the train to see Uncle Ferencz, Lilly accepts an invitation to a wine festival, willy-nilly. At the side of Aladar Féhérvary she has a lot of fun in a lively atmosphere, but makes sure that the heavy country wine does not go to her head and that she does not become unfaithful to her Joachim as a result. The next day her fiancé Dittersberg, who has traveled later, arrives and both continue on the train to see Uncle Ferencz. All sorts of mix-ups and misunderstandings arise, but in the end Lilly can tell her old uncle Dr. Introduce Joachim Dittersberg as your future husband and celebrate a lavish wedding party.

Production notes

Perle von Tokay was created in the second half of 1953 in Vienna (studio photos) as well as in Hennersdorf and the wine-growing regions of Burgenland. The world premiere took place on February 2, 1954 in Nuremberg. The Vienna premiere took place on February 26, 1954, the Berlin premiere on March 16 of the same year.

Producer Eduard Hoesch also took over the production management. Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff designed the film structures, Gerdago the costumes. Ernst Hofbauer assisted director Marischka.

Frank Fox took over the musical arrangement of the composition by Fred Raymond. Anton Karas ( The Third Man ) can be heard on the zither . The ballet of the Vienna State Opera dances under the direction of Erika Hanka.

Reviews

Der Spiegel wrote: “Vienna is raping itself: Paul Hörbiger has to change his Heurigen wine bliss to grumpy Magyarism , Hannerl Matz dances csardas like paprika . Conclusion: moderate Tokay - Szeged - Viennese - operettas - goulash. "

In the Lexicon of International Films it says: “Only the music and dances of the Vienna State Opera Ballet are appealing; the actors are lost in such stupid script dialogues. "

Individual evidence

↑ Short review in Der Spiegel of February 24, 1954, p. 35
↑ Tokay Pearl. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 1, 2020 .

Web links

[1] Short review in Der Spiegel of February 24, 1954, p. 35

[2] Tokay Pearl. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 1, 2020 .